Test Leader Contract Job Trends in Richmond upon Thames

Test Lead
West London > Richmond upon Thames

As of 15 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Lead daily rate in Richmond upon Thames.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 11
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Richmond upon Thames 3.13% - 2.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.33% - 2.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £575
75th Percentile - - £588
90th Percentile - - -
West London median daily rate - £409 £498
% change year-on-year - -17.79% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Richmond upon Thames

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Richmond upon Thames with a recognized job title 30 9 38
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 100.00% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 8 36
10th Percentile £204 £178 £244
25th Percentile £591 £181 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £603 £339 £569
Median % change year-on-year +77.86% -40.44% +13.75%
75th Percentile £625 £439 £608
90th Percentile £638 £573 £713
West London median daily rate £585 £400 £475
% change year-on-year +46.13% -15.79% -5.00%

Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Test Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames.

Test Leader job vacancy trend in Richmond upon Thames

Test Leader
Contract Job Locations in Richmond upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the Richmond upon Thames region over the 6 months to 15 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Twickenham - 1 - -
Test Leader
West London

Test Leader Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames

For the 6 months to 15 March 2026, Test Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Richmond upon Thames region featuring Test Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft